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Artemis III shifts to an Earth-orbit rendezvous mission testing Orion docking with SpaceX Starship and Blue Origin landers

NASA has pulled Artemis III back from the lunar surface and turned it into something the agency has not attempted since the ...
Hackaday

How Did Apollo Separate?

If you’ve watched a Saturn V launch, you’ve probably seen how a large rocket will often jettison a stage on the way up. There ...

A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

OTD In Space - May 13: Apollo Spacecraft Launches for Abort Test

On May 13, 1964, NASA launched the second abort test of the Apollo spacecraft. This uncrewed mission would demonstrate that ...
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Visitors Explore Apollo 11 and Mercury-Redstone 3 in 2026

The legacy of Apollo 11 and Mercury-Redstone 3 is no longer confined to dusty archives or grainy television broadcasts; in 2026, these pivotal moments are being reimagined through cutting-edge ...
SpaceNews

Space Command pushes new warfighting model built on moving satellites

COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. military’s top space commander is pressing for a fundamental shift in how the Pentagon thinks about satellites — from fixed infrastructure to maneuvering assets that can ...
Indiatimes

This day in 1970: How Apollo 13 turned a lunar mission into a legendary survival story

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are once again venturing to the Moon. Nasa’s Artemis program had sent four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a mission lasting nearly 10 ...
The New York Times

What They Were Thinking

Inside mission control during the dramatic rescue of Apollo 13. On April 17, 1970, the command module for the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean near the Samoan Islands with ...
Forbes

Apollo 13 Set The Record Artemis II Just Broke, But That Wasn’t The Plan

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is ...
New York Post

Artemis II astronauts will spend 10 days in cramped ship barely bigger than Apollo pods

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and possibly smelly affair. And it’s not a huge improvement from the last time ...
IFLScience

Apollo 17 Vs. Artemis II: What's Changed For Astronauts Over The Last 50 Years?

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
PBS

Apollo's old-timers root for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had ...